Document information

Physical location:

RB MSS M1, Library, Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne. 90.12.30

Plant names

Preferred Citation:

James Garland to Ferdinand von Mueller, 1890-12-30. R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora, J.H. Voigt and Monika Wells (eds), Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, <https://vmcp.rbg.vic.gov.au/id//letters/1890-6/1890/90-12-30-final.odt>, accessed September 5, 2026

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MS found with a specimen of
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garlandi (MEL 666709).
J. R. GARLAND
Solicitor.
Wagga Wagga
2
NSW.
30 Decr 1890
Dear Sir
Since receipt of your last letter,
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I have not, until a few days ago had an opportunity of going out to the Hanging Rock for a further supply of the "
Senecio

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". I now send you some specimens from various parts of the plant, including some ripe seeds in heads. — It is difficult to procure good sound heads with ripe seed as the heads are generally much injured by caterpillars.
The plant is a shrub or under-shrub sometimes attaining a height of 5 or 6 feet, the flowering branches appear to die back after the seed ripens. All the plants which I have seen are growing amongst the rocks at the foot of the perpendicular face of the Hanging Rock Mountain & thus are sheltered from the Westerly winds.
Wishing you the complements of the season
I remain
Yours faithfully
J. R. Garland